Benchmark Report

MARCH 11, 2024

In the wake of persistently low deal activity over the past two years, the dealmaking landscape is showing signs of change. As interest rates stabilise, inflation falls, and markets become less volatile, dealmakers are presented with new opportunities and challenges. Here's a closer look at the trends expected for 2024:

Technology 57

Technology Marketability Equity 57

Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Global regulators maintaining an aggressive posture toward tech deals, particularly for mega-cap tech companies, further moderating activity. However, unlike the go-go era of 2021, tech deals in 2023 tended to be bolt-on rather than transformative, took longer to get done, and required more creativity and bespoke structures.

Equity 59

Equity Finance Marketability Start-ups 59

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2024

Deal financing became more difficult and expensive, placing more emphasis on alternative funding and value creation. That figure also falls considerably short of pre-pandemic levels, with deal values hitting $4.11 In such an environment, global M&A activity experienced a 17% drop in value from the previous year, plummeting to $2.9

Start-ups 52

Start-ups Marketability Finance Debt Financing 52